Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass in Turkey
Turkey: Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass was 670.12 million t in 2025. ▲ Rising
Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass in Turkey, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in million t.
Analysis
The most recent figure for forest land — carbon stock in living biomass in Turkey is 670.12 million t, measured in 2025.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and down 0.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest land — carbon stock in living biomass in Turkey peaked at 674.65 million t in 2015 and was at its lowest, 429.9 million t, in 1990.
Turkey ranks 62nd of 249 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass in Turkey, year by year
| Year | million t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 429.9 million t | — |
| 1991 | 434.52 million t | +1.1% |
| 1992 | 439.14 million t | +1.1% |
| 1993 | 443.76 million t | +1.1% |
| 1994 | 448.38 million t | +1.0% |
| 1995 | 453.01 million t | +1.0% |
| 1996 | 457.63 million t | +1.0% |
| 1997 | 462.25 million t | +1.0% |
| 1998 | 466.87 million t | +1.0% |
| 1999 | 471.49 million t | +1.0% |
| 2000 | 476.11 million t | +1.0% |
| 2001 | 487.83 million t | +2.5% |
| 2002 | 499.54 million t | +2.4% |
| 2003 | 511.26 million t | +2.3% |
| 2004 | 522.98 million t | +2.3% |
| 2005 | 534.7 million t | +2.2% |
| 2006 | 546.41 million t | +2.2% |
| 2007 | 558.13 million t | +2.1% |
| 2008 | 569.85 million t | +2.1% |
| 2009 | 581.56 million t | +2.1% |
| 2010 | 593.28 million t | +2.0% |
| 2011 | 609.55 million t | +2.7% |
| 2012 | 625.83 million t | +2.7% |
| 2013 | 642.1 million t | +2.6% |
| 2014 | 658.38 million t | +2.5% |
| 2015 | 674.65 million t | +2.5% |
| 2016 | 671.86 million t | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 669.07 million t | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 666.28 million t | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 663.49 million t | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 660.7 million t | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 662.58 million t | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 664.47 million t | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 666.35 million t | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 668.24 million t | +0.3% |
| 2025 | 670.12 million t | +0.3% |
Turkey compared with similar countries
- Turkey's 670.12 million t is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 208.83 million t, 3.2× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Turkey's 670.12 million t is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 151.23 million t, 4.4× the median. (53 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 450.69 million t | 429.9 million t | 471.49 million t | 10 |
| 2000s | 528.84 million t | 476.11 million t | 581.56 million t | 10 |
| 2010s | 647.45 million t | 593.28 million t | 674.65 million t | 10 |
| 2020s | 665.41 million t | 660.7 million t | 670.12 million t | 6 |
Countries ranked near Turkey
More climate change data for Turkey
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 40,751 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 15,231 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 25,520 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 57.48 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 911.41 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 13,814 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 12,063 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 1,751 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 45.52 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 62.55 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest land — carbon stock in living biomass in Turkey?
- Forest land — carbon stock in living biomass in Turkey was 670.12 million t in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest forest land — carbon stock in living biomass recorded in Turkey?
- The highest recorded value was 674.65 million t in 2015.
- What is the lowest forest land — carbon stock in living biomass recorded in Turkey?
- The lowest recorded value was 429.9 million t in 1990.
- How does Turkey rank for forest land — carbon stock in living biomass?
- Turkey ranks 62nd out of 249 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forest land — carbon stock in living biomass rising or falling in Turkey?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Turkey data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT Land Use domain contains data on twenty-one land use categories and twenty-three categories of irrigation and agricultural practices. Data are available yearly and by country, regional and global levels. The domain includes Land Use Indicators providing information on the percentage share of agricultural and forest land, and their sub-components, including irrigated areas and areas under organic agriculture, within a country land use matrix. Data are available at country, regional and global level, for the following elements: (in percentage) i) Share in Land area; ii) Share in Agricultural land, iii) Share in Cropland; and iv) Share in Forest land; (in ha/pc) v) Area per capita.